The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 28th July 2005 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 28th July 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Support for women an orderGARTERAAcross 5: Course signalling second courseTICKTACKAAcross 9: Where you might have bought your mother a non-alcoholic drinkADAMSALEAAcross 10: Pictures I see on end of religious petition, sent backCINEMAAAcross 11: Capital, perhaps, of Sardinia to doubly put rightRADIO STATIONAAcross 13: National game to be discussedTHAIAAcross 14: Remove lead from bumps felt on track with light ribbingRAILLERYAAcross 17: Quite unusual squire, he being eccentricQUEERISHAAcross 18: God's mouth organ pieceTHORAAcross 20: If he has long face, could be the ageing processCHANGE OF LIFEAAcross 23: BY (with 3)BORNONAAcross 24: Use "blunt", possibly, to define this?UNSUBTLEAAcross 25: In a manner of discord, A. Blair takes everyone inATONALLYAAcross 26: G (with 3)LEGENDDDown 2: Rights denied to Viking's right-hand manAIDEDDown 3: 10 favourite to travel round top of MediterraneanTOMCRUISEDDown 4: Scene of much bloodshed allowing women's entry to golf clubRWANDADDown 5: See 23THEFOURTHOFJULYDDown 6: K (with 3)COCKTAILDDown 7: Belief which may be taken upTENETDDown 8: One area of open land and another given up for place of recreationCOMMON ROOMDDown 12: Given due attention despite being a solicitorTHOUGHTOUTDDown 15: Farrow of piglets perhaps, one listening to the pig on the street?LITTERBUGDDown 16: Wintry capital, capital of Austria in land without borders?HIBERNALDDown 19: Fuel runs out, half of fuel remainingDIESELDDown 21: Short figure adorning silky fabricNINONDDown 22: Family, Latin, like baked beans?CLAN